replumb

Definition of replumbnext
as in to remeasure

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Recent Examples of replumb California water officials are poised to release the first environmental review of a controversial project to replumb the delta — a plan in the works for decades that has alternately been called a water grab or a critical update to shore up state supplies. Rachel Becker, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 July 2022 Named for a president eager to replumb the West, Roosevelt Dam was completed in 1911, one year before Arizona became a state. Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020
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Verb
  • Enactment of the American Rescue Plan Act required UPS to remeasure its UPS IBT Pension plan at current discount rates, which have increased since the previous measurement date.
    Walter Loeb, Forbes, 27 Apr. 2021
  • Petco groundskeepers may want to remeasure the distance from the plate to the fence.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2020
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  • Along with performances from artists spanning country, pop and R&B, viewers can experience a massive fireworks and drone show choreographed to a live score by the Grammy Award-winning Nashville Symphony.
    Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • Nadal has long been laying the foundation for a business portfolio that spans health, sport and education.
    Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 3 July 2026
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  • The pair is also known for scaling buildings around the world.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Since relocating to Los Angeles, Gonzalez’s small downtown team has scaled Happy Organics into a design-forward brand carried by major retailers, anchored in local maker communities and a sense of purpose.
    Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • Human fingertips have over 10,000 receptors to gauge touch, a natural feat that robotics has struggled to replicate.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
  • After conducting surveys and public forums to gauge community sentiment, open space staff will present its findings to the commission on Tuesday.
    John Meyer, Denver Post, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • And eastern Anatolia, where the Iranian gas actually lands, was plumbed for flows from the east.
    Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Online influencers can invent careers by plumbing the court docket in a celebrity lawsuit (see the Blake Lively–Justin Baldoni case).
    Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026

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“Replumb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replumb. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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